Editor’s note:FollowOlympics opening ceremony live updates. PARIS − It's the moment that every U.S. athlete at this summer's Paris Olympics has dreamed about, and perhaps visualized: They win a medal ...
For centuries, the American flag has flown on flagpoles, buildings, homes and more across the United States. However, an official code and etiquette for displaying and maintaining the flag is much ...
V eterans Day, observed every year on November 11, honors and celebrates those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Displaying the American flag on this day is a meaningful way to honor ...
The U.S. Flag Code requires that flags be flown at half-staff after the death of a vice president, from the date of death ...
Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 every year. It marks the day the Second Continental Congress adopted the U.S. flag in 1777.A reporter in 1991 reported on the traditions around handling the American ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- American flags are everywhere this week, as the Fourth of July approaches. One Girl Scout has made it her mission to teach others about flag care, flag code, flag folding and flag ...
Long-standing myths about the American flag still shape how people treat it today. Here are the real facts behind the most ...
PARIS − It's the moment that every U.S. athlete at this summer's Paris Olympics has dreamed about, and perhaps visualized: They win a medal at the Summer Games. The crowd roars. Cameras flash. And as ...